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Four States Livestock Sales

Name: Four States Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hagerstown, Maryland · Wed, Jan 8

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1870

← Jan 1Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 31▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 131▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Feeder Dairy Calves receipts

75 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 63▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Dairy Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $89.79/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$89.79

33 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs MD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	93.16	498	29
Medium and Large 2	263	65.31	171	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

89.79

—

MD average1 barns · 42 hd

86.12

+3.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,410	57.67	813	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,750	59.50	1,041	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	51.30	827	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	49.67	656	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	41.02	501	16
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,326	74.00	981	1thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,315	61.36	807	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,224	115.50	1,414	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,351	115.03	1,554	2thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,396	118.17	1,650	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,351	76.69	1,036	3thin

Feeder Dairy Calves

6 reported groups

Class	Grade	Avg wt	Price	Head
Bulls	Number 1	104	67.25/cwt	16
Bulls	Number 2	99	46.16/cwt	7
Bulls	Number 3	72	10.00/cwt	1
Bulls	Utility	83	4.68/cwt	3
Heifers	Number 1	85	70.33/cwt	4
Heifers	Number 2	85	13.50/cwt	2

Every lot

84 lots · USDA AMS · Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	186	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	113.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	539	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	226	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	192	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	94	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	88.40/cwt	82.50–92.50	228	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	76.36/cwt	62.50–90.00	197	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	304	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	205	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	298	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	89.22/cwt	80.00–107.50	335	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	99.07/cwt	87.50–105.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	98.62/cwt	80.00–107.50	466	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	102.96/cwt	91.00–106.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	93.76/cwt	90.00–95.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	186	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	130	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	113.60/cwt	107.50–120.00	321	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	321	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	433	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	473	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	107.99/cwt	107.00–109.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	95.01/cwt	90.00–100.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	447	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	846	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	829	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	196	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	88	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	230	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	99	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	262	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	186	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	310	37.67/cwt	21.00–55.00	117	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	433	64.92/cwt	60.00–67.50	281	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	514	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	278	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	820	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	607	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	884	63.08/cwt	57.00–69.00	558	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	978	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,178	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	942	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,351	76.69/cwt	64.00–89.00	1,036	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,396	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,650	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,224	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,414	1
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,351	115.03/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,554	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	57.67/cwt	54.00–61.00	813	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	35.64/cwt	31.00–38.50	417	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	42.40/cwt	39.50–45.50	523	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	48.24/cwt	48.00–48.50	628	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	48.23/cwt	46.00–51.50	632	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	57.56/cwt	55.00–60.00	792	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	51.30/cwt	50.00–52.50	827	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,750	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,041	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,315	61.36/cwt	54.00–72.00	807	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,326	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	981	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,084	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,715	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,261	530.65/cwt	510.00–550.00	6,691	2
Feeder Dairy Calves · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	76	80.66/cwt	55.00–105.00	61	2
Heifers	—	Number 2	76	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Number 1Beef Cross	80	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	76	1
Heifers	—	Number 2	94	12.00/cwt	12.00–12.00	11	1
Heifers	—	Number 1	108	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	27	1
Feeder Dairy Calves · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Number 3	72	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	7	1
Bulls	—	Utility	75	4.52/cwt	4.00–5.00	3	2
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	78	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	47	1
Bulls	—	Number 2	80	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	28	1
Bulls	—	Number 1Beef Cross	92	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	60	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	92	47.66/cwt	37.50–55.00	44	3
Bulls	—	Number 2	96	47.72/cwt	37.50–57.50	46	4
Bulls	—	Utility	98	5.00/cwt	5.00–5.00	5	1
Bulls	—	Number 1	105	71.74/cwt	65.00–80.00	75	6
Bulls	—	Number 2	115	48.63/cwt	35.00–62.50	56	2
Bulls	—	Number 1	116	75.51/cwt	65.00–85.00	88	5
Replacement Dairy Cattle · Open Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	110	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	308	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	724	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium	326	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	245	1
Open Heifers	—	MediumJersey	454	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,362	1

This sale against other markets

Maryland weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Maryland auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Maryland feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Four States Livestock Sales - Hagerstown, MD

Wed Jan 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Annapolis, MD (LS-AP)

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 31Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 131Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Dairy CalvesReceipts 75Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Correction: Feeder pig weights corrected

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,351	64.00–89.00	76.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	115.00–121.00	118.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,351	114.00–116.00	115.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,234	39.50–45.50	42.40
5	—	1,170	31.00–38.50	35.64
2	—	1,302	48.00–48.50	48.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	50.00–52.50	51.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,311	46.00–51.50	48.23
2	—	1,376	55.00–60.00	57.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	54.00–72.00	61.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,326	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	54.00–61.00	57.67

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium · Jersey$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	308	235.00	235.00
—	Open	1	—	454	300.00	300.00
—	Open	1	—	220	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium$ per cwt · actual wt
—	Open	1	—	326	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,084	435.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,261	510.00–550.00	530.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	846	98.00	98.00
1	—	758	96.00	96.00
2	—	559	120.00	120.00
2	—	672	90.00–100.00	95.01
1	—	186	70.00	70.00
2	—	283	107.50–120.00	113.60
2	—	321	135.00	135.00
2	—	384	117.50	117.50
3	—	613	107.00–109.00	107.99
3	—	450	105.00	105.00
2	—	420	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	678	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	884	57.00–69.00	63.08
1	—	978	71.00	71.00
1	—	820	74.00	74.00
1	—	262	71.00	71.00
2	—	310	21.00–55.00	37.67
2	—	230	43.00	43.00
1	—	196	45.00	45.00
1	—	514	54.00	54.00
3	—	433	60.00–67.50	64.92
1	—	1,178	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	62.50–90.00	76.36
1	—	230	41.00	41.00
1	—	304	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	439	87.50–105.00	99.07
1	—	500	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,122	76.00	76.00
1	—	984	79.00	79.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	314	95.00	95.00
4	—	628	90.00–95.00	93.76
3	—	258	82.50–92.50	88.40
3	—	473	80.00–107.50	98.62
1	—	1,004	74.00	74.00
1	—	652	97.00	97.00
1	—	226	85.00	85.00
3	—	376	80.00–107.50	89.22
5	—	552	91.00–106.00	102.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	119.00	119.00
4	—	673	120.00–125.00	123.73
1	—	566	120.00	120.00
1	—	868	110.00	110.00
6	—	474	110.00–115.00	113.81
2	—	742	107.00	107.00
1	—	434	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	186	60.00	60.00
1	—	664	95.00	95.00

Feeder Dairy Calves

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	78	60.00	60.00
1	—	92	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	115	35.00–62.50	48.63
4	—	96	37.50–57.50	47.72
1	—	80	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Utility$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	98	5.00	5.00
2	—	75	4.00–5.00	4.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	92	37.50–55.00	47.66
5	—	116	65.00–85.00	75.51
6	—	105	65.00–80.00	71.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Number 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	72	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1 · Beef Cross$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	76	55.00–105.00	80.66
1	—	80	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	94	12.00	12.00
1	—	76	15.00	15.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Number 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	108	25.00	25.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.